Welcome to
Free System–Sistema Libre (FSSL)
Logo Design by Courtney Blazon & Joanna Darlington
🌿 Rooted in Care.
Powered by Creativity.
Growing New Futures Together.
Free System–Sistema Libre (FSSL)is based in Missoula, MT,
on the sacred lands of the
Séliš, Ql̓ispé, Ktunaxa, Nimiipuu, and Niitsitapi peoples.
We are a local and global hub for learning, practice, and connection—dedicated to collective liberation
Core Offerings
🌅 First Breath Framework (FBF)
🌈 Seven Realms of Reconnection (7 Realms)
🌍 Liberation Labs (Lib Labs)
🌳 Honoring Roots & Influences
FSSL & FBF are deeply shaped by many lineages, teachers, and communities. With gratitude, we honor:
Beloved Earth — the incredibly loving & conscious planet guiding this work
Séliš, Ktunaxa, Ql̓ispé, Nimíipuu, Niitsítapi, Apsaálooke, Tsitsistas, Ojibwe, Nēhiyawak, and many more Indigenous peoples whose names and stories live in this land — Indigenous cultural frameworks
La Caravana Arcoíris por la Paz — Alberto Ruz Buenfil y tod@s l@s amig@s
Yogic & Buddhist wisdom & practices — Kundalini Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Taoism, Zen, Plum Village, and more
Rooted Global Village — Karine Bell
Turning the Wheel — Alana Shaw
Somatic Groundwork — Kaila June Kellieli
Healing Race Portal — Rev. angel Kyodo williams
My Grandmother’s Hands & VIMBASI — Resmaa Menakem
Creative Imaginals — Alixa Garcia
Emergent Dialogue — Cliff Berrien
Hospicing Modernity — Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti
Gift Economies — Manish Jain
Somatic Experiencing + Authentic Movement (SE+AM) — Weena Pauly-Tarr
Collective Shadow Work — Kai Cheng Thom & the diety
Ancestral Healing — Daniel Foor
Afrocene — Bayo Akomolafe
Cosmic Belonging & Embodied Justice — Barbara Holmes
The Liberated Body — Lexi, Ace, Pup, Sawyer, Tommy, Jackie, Bobbi, Prairie, the diety, Tutuey, Billy, Tides, Open Table MT, Jessica Fern
Memoir First Breath ~ Movement 1
Intro to Shadow Work
Shadow work invites us to face the parts of ourselves and our cultures shaped by shame, fear, and systemic exploitation. By bringing hidden patterns into the light—both personal and collective—we begin to unravel internalized oppression and reclaim our full power and humanity.